Parish Office 1235 Badger Ct

Charlotte, NC 28206 (704) 375-4339

OLCCharlotte@charlottediocese.org

Office Hours Mon—Fri

8:30 AM—3:30 PM Office is closed from 12:00-1:00 for lunch

Pastor: Rev. Basile Sede

Maintenance: Mr. Joseph McGuire

Administrative Assistant: Colleen Kudela

Music Ministry: Erick Massey and Michelle Wylie

Sacraments Reconciliation Saturdays—4PM or by appointment

Baptism - Class required for parents and godparents held the last Friday of month. Call the parish office two

weeks prior to schedule. Baptismal sacrament given the last Saturday of the month at 11AM or by arrangement.

Marriage - Please contact Fr. Basile Sede at least 6 months before the desired wedding date.

Anointing of the Sick - The primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which a person receives

the Holy Spirit’s gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties of serious or prolonged illness. Please call the parish office to request anointing.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - All are invited to Adoration on the First Friday of each month

from after the morning Mass until noon. Come spend quality time in the presence of Christ.

Mass Schedule

Monday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am Wednesday 6:30pm

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm Sunday 8:00am & 11:00am

Holiday Mass Schedule

December 24th 8:00pm December 25th 11:00am December 31st 6:30pm January 1st, 11:00am

Sacrament of Penance

Our Lady of Consolation Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00pm

St. Vincent de Paul

December 16 - 20 4:00-7:00pm

Prayer Intentions, Please Pray For:

St Martin de Porres Outreach Ministry The food pantry operates 2 days a week giving food to those in need. If you need assistance with food, or know someone who does, please call 704-817-8813 Tuesday 10:00AM - 12:00PM or Friday 11:30AM - 1:00PM for an appointment. Interested in joining the food pantry team? Contact Deborah Wadsworth at 704-231-7956.

Interested in online donations? Check out the OLC online donation options available at

www.ourladyofconsolation.org. Just click the giving link to get started!

ParishWeeklyTitheReport

December 2, 2019 Budgeted Amount

Offertory $5,195.60 $9,615.00

Deficit Reduction $150.00 $2,308.00

Building Repair $871.00

Total $6,875.59 $11,923.00

Online Giving $658.99

Rosary Before Mass- The Rosary will begin 30 minutes prior to each Mass. All are requested to keep the church atmosphere prayerful and join in prayer. Interested in leading the Rosary? Please see Gladys Hood or Shirley Fowler for more information.

DSA - We Are His Hands

Diocesan Support Appeal Update

Total Goal - $46,261.00

Total Amount Paid $23,239.25+ Pledge balances $4,282.82 = $27,522.07

Number of donors - 150

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Mass Intentions

Saturday December 14th 5pm - For the repose of the soul of Robert & Julia Whyms requested by Stan Fri

Sunday December 15th 8:00AM - For thanksgiving & special intentions requested anonymously For thanksgiving for Baby Marie Louise requested by Den-ise Serghar & Charles Diouf

11:00AM - For the repose of the soul of Lawrence Yantio requested by Stephane Nwatchou

Monday - December 17th For the holy souls in purgatory requested by Stan Fri Wednesday - December 18th For an end to racism and for the healing of its effects re-quested by Stan Fri Thursday—December 19th For God to open doors for Tenangtie Landys as he is in detention. May God grant him favor requested by Justine Ngimdoh Mass Intentions - Please contact the office to offer Masses for your loved ones: praying for the deceased, birthdays, anniver-saries and other events. Every Mass should have an intention.

*Other intentions may be offered during the week* *The suggested donation is $10 and there should only be

one intention per Mass.*

La-Rita Alvarado Lamont Bailey Harry Baptiste Judith Bazile Annette Bentley Barbara Block Idalia Brown Vive Brown Ame & Carmen Cannon Thomasina Carr Robert Collins Jr. Ural Covington Douglas Duncan Alberta Foree Viola Frances Thomas & Iona Franklin Fr. Jim Goode Regina Gellineau & Family Rita Gittens Nancy Helms Ycein Henderson Marianne B. Holman Elmira House Jimmie Darryl Huffman Cheryl Hunt Deborah Hurst Alan Jones

Mary Joseph Michael Lawson Mildred Ledbetter George Lewis Jennifer Makeeff Sr. Bessie McCarthy Jensen McDonald John McDowell Adele Moore Robin Plummer Eric Polite Nicholas Pope Errin Rochelle June & Maria Rousseau Janice, LeAnne & Paul Rucker Udanian & Juliessa Ruddrick Melissa Scarlett Darrell Stewart Jake Suggs Lucille Tate Diane Taylor Teresa Park Thurman Kate & Christopher Truesdale Terry Vaughan Jr. Barbara Young OLC parishioners

Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family member placed on or taken off the Prayer List. Names will

appear for one month. If needed, we will gladly continue in one month increments as often as you request.

St. Martin de Porres wants to thank everyone for their generous donations of food and money for our Thanksgiving baskets. Please continue your generosity as we get ready to fill the

Christmas baskets. Remember we do not take expired or per-ishable foods nor already opened packages.

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PARISH NEWS

The Bethlehem Wood Carvers will be selling religious items after all Masses this weekend

December 15th 9:00-10:30am Fellowship Breakfast/Town Hall Meeting in the Parish Life Center 9:20-10:45am Faith Formation classes in the Parish Life Center. 9:30-10:30am Bible Study in the Little Chapel 1:00 - 3:00pm Greeters meeting in the Boy Scout Room 1:00 - 3:00pm St. Agatha Group in classroom 3:00pm Children’s Christmas Play in the Par ish Life Center

December 16th 7:00 - 9:00pm Bible Study in the Little Chapel

December 17th 11:30am Golden Wings Luncheon at Long Horn Steakhouse at the corner of WT Harr is & Mallard Creek Road 7:00 - 8:30pm Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts in the Gym & Boy Scout Room

December 18th 1:00pm RCIA classes in the Boy Scout Room 6:30 - 8:00pm Carrie Kirkpatrick Golf Meeting in the Conference Room 7:00pm RCIA classes in the Boy Scout Room

December 21st 8:00 - 6:00pm Men’s Group Shelter Food Preparation in the kitchen 6:30pm Ultreya in the Atrium

Christmas Pageant

All Parish Family and Friends are invited to attend the Faith Formation Christmas Play,

“The Birth of Jesus”. The Play will be held in the Parish Life Center gymnasium, December 15th, at 3:00 p.m. Please come to support our

children.

MACS ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FOR 2020-2021

Priority Admissions - December 16, 2019 Apply online for students PK-12 at discovermacs.org Admissions Deadline - February 29, 2020 Submit all required documents and complete testing (if applicable) Admissions Notification - March 13, 2020 Admission decisions sent via email for Priority Round applicants Rolling Admissions - March 1, 2020 Applications received after February 29, 2020 considered on rolling basis

For more information about Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools visit discovermacs.org

HELP WANTED

Girl Scout Troop 464 will once again be making Christmas gift bags for the children at the Center of Hope Women’s shel-ter. Your generosity helped us to provide 128 bags last year and we did not have enough. Our goal this year is 175. We need toys and games for all ages and items for teens, including boys. Of course, cash donations are appreciated and we will make purchases on your behalf. Please contact Wendy Cutting or Catherine Nimmons with any questions.

Around the Diocese

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MARRIED COUPLES: Couples....... want to give each other something really special this Christmas? How about a gift filled with Romance and Excitement? That's just the beginning of what you will receive on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Attend one of the upcoming weekends on Jan 31-Feb 2, 2020 in North Myrtle Beach, SC and Jul 17-19, 2020 in Beaufort, SC. Early sign up is recommended. For more infor-mation visit our website at: https://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at applica-tions@NCMarriageDiscovery.org or 704-315-2144.

Are you a young adult ages 18-25 interested in Bible Study? Please add your name, contact information, and times that suit your schedule to the sign up sheet in the vestibule. Thank you, Education Commission

It’s time for the annual Keep Christ in Christmas sale at the Catholic Shoppe at Belmont Abbey College. Take 20% off all Advent and Christmas items, 30% off one item of your choice and mention you read about the sale in your bulletin and receive an additional 10% off all regular and sale items. Enjoy our extended Christmas shopping hours Monday-Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-4 through December 23rd. Please call 704-461-5100

THE LOOK OF LOVE What does love look like? It has feet to go to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of others.

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